Chapter 110

• || VALERIA's POV ||
• The wind was sharp against my face as I stepped out of the car. Sergio stayed behind, leaning against the black SUV, arms crossed and eyes alert. The old train station where we agreed to meet was half-abandoned, all rust and forgotten echoes. But Leonard had always liked dramatic settings. Nothing about him was ever casual.
• I spotted him standing near the edge of the platform—hands in his long coat pockets, posture straight, regal even in the fading light. My heart thumped hard in my chest as I walked toward him, every step weighted with a decision I couldn’t take back.